Hyderabad: In view of Covid-19 global pandemic, the state of Telangana has strengthened surveillance, contact tracing and containment measures against the possible spread of disease.
Information | Today | Cumulative |
No. of Active cases | 61 | 472 |
No: cases cured/ Discharged – Govt/ Private | 0 | 103 |
No. of Deaths | 1 | 17 |
S.No | Name of the District | Number of Active cases in Hospital | Discharges from Government & Private Hospitals |
1 | GHMC | 216 | 51 |
2 | Nizamabad | 35 | 15 |
3 | Rangareddy | 20 | 6 |
4 | Vikarabad | 24 | 0 |
5 | Warangal Urban | 21 | 4 |
6 | Jogulamba | 20 | 1 |
7 | Suryapet | 20 | 0 |
8 | Medchal | 18 | 0 |
9 | Nirmal | 18 | 0 |
10 | Karimnagar | 4 | 14 |
11 | Nalgonda | 12 | 0 |
12 | Adilabad | 11 | 0 |
13 | Mahabubnagar | 10 | 1 |
14 | Kamareddy | 8 | 3 |
15 | Khammam | 7 | 0 |
16 | Sangareddy | 6 | 1 |
17 | Medak | 3 | 3 |
18 | Badradri | 2 | 2 |
19 | Jayashankar | 3 | 0 |
20 | Komaram Bheem | 3 | 0 |
21 | Nagarkurnool | 2 | 0 |
22 | Jagtial | 2 | 0 |
23 | Mulugu | 2 | 0 |
24 | Jangaon | 0 | 2 |
25 | Peddapalli | 2 | 0 |
26 | Mahabubabad | 1 | 0 |
27 | Siddipet | 1 | 0 |
28 | Rajanna | 1 | 0 |
Total | 472 | 103 |
SPECIAL INITIATIVES TAKEN UP
Majority of cases are in GHMC areas. Hyderabad district is high focus area. Robust containment is being initiated in GHMC areas. A special strategy is being adopted to contain spread of infection in GHMC areas. In line with 30 GHMC circles, Senior officers (Doctors) are being identified and vested with the powers of DMHO so as to ensure prompt and immediate action.
CONTAINMENT ACTIVITY IN THE STATE
No: districts where containment is done | No; Clusters where containment is done | No: Households surveyed | Total Population surveyed |
28 | 228 | 6,41,194 | 27.32,644 |
ADVISORY AND APPEAL TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS
- Older / Senior citizens are requested to stay within the house all the time and avoid having visitors at home.
- They shall be actively mobile within the house and consider doing light exercise and yoga at home.
- Ensure proper nutrition, eat home cooked fresh hot meals, hydrate frequently and take fresh juices to boost immunity.
- Take daily prescribed medicines regularly and in case of any symptoms immediately contact nearest health care facility.
- To talk to their family members, relatives, friends via call or video conferencing, take help from family members if needed
INITIATIVES TAKEN UP
- Till date there is no evidence of community transmission in Telangana.
- 246 Containment areas are identified and process initiated.
- Daily video conference is being conducted by Chief Secretary with all concerned officials from 9am to 11am.
- Diagnostic labs (6) are functional 24/7 to meet the Diagnostic demand.
- The family contacts and secondary contacts of Markaz, Delhi are being traced, tracked, tested and treated for COVID-19.
ADVISORY AND APPEAL TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
- The Citizens are requested and encouraged to Self-Report at the government health facilities in case of onset of symptoms like fever, cough and breathing difficulty.
- The Citizens are requested to reach out and report to the nearest government health facility in case they have a travelled to Markaz, Delhi OR contacted any person who has travelled to Markaz, Delhi.
- Please contact 104 in case of any doubts or queries pertaining to signs and symptoms, admission, diagnosis and treatment.
- The Public is requested to stay calm and not to panic. State is taking all the measures to contain the spread of the virus to protect and safeguard the public. ➢ To maintain personal hygiene, hand hygiene, social distancing, cough hygiene. To wash hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.